Nothing makes God more supreme and more central than when a people are utterly persuaded that nothing – not money or prestige or leisure or family or job or health or sports or toys or friends – is going to bring satisfaction to their aching hearts besides God. This conviction breeds a people who passionately long for God on Sunday morning. They are not confused about why they are here. They do not see songs and prayers and sermons as mere traditions or mere duties. They see them as means of getting to God or God getting to them for more of His fullness.
John Piper

UNITY of God

UNITY of God

UNITY of God

  1. A ground for obeying him exclusively # De 4:39,40
  2. A ground for loving him supremely # De 6:4,5 Mr 12:29,30
  3. ASSERTED BY 3a) God himself

    # Isa 44:6,8 45:18,21

3b) Christ # Mr 12:29 Joh 17:3 3c) Moses # De 4:39 6:4 3d) Apostles # 1Co 8:4,6 Eph 4:6 1Ti 2:5 4) Consistent with the deity of Christ and of the Holy Spirit # Joh 10:30 1Jo 5:7 Joh 14:9-11 5) EXHIBITED IN 5a) His greatness and wonderful works # 2Sa 7:22 Ps 86:10 5b) His works of creation and providence # Isa 44:24 45:5-8 5c) His being alone possessed of fore-knowledge # Isa 46:9-11 5d) His exercise of uncontrolled sovereignty # De 32:39 5e) His being the sole object of worship in heaven and earth # Ne 9:6 Mt 4:10 5f) His being alone good # Mt 19:17 5g) His being the only Saviour # Isa 45:21,22 5h) His being the only source of pardon # Mic 7:18 Mr 2:7 5i) His unparalleled election and care of his people # De 4:32-35 6) The knowledge of, necessary to eternal life # Joh 17:3 7) All saints acknowledge, in worshipping him # 2Sa 7:22 2Ki 19:15 1Ch 17:20 8) All should know and acknowledge # De 4:35 Ps 83:18 9) May be acknowledged without saving faith # Jas 2:19,20

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